German Air Fleets in World War II

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A list of Luftwaffe "Luftflotten" (Air fleets), and their locations from 1939 to 1945

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[edit] 1939

  Luftflotten location before the invasion of Poland
Unit Location Commander Assigned to Work with Strength Remarks
Luftflotte 1 Northeast Germany ?
Luftflotte 2 Northwest Germany ?
Luftflotte 3 Southwest Germany ?
Luftflotte 4 Southeast Germany ?

[edit] 1942, during operations on the Eastern and African fronts

  • Luftflotte 1 (Baltic area)
  • Luftflotte 2 (North Africa,South Italy and Greece)
  • Luftflotte 3 (France,Neederland and Belgium)
  • Luftflotte 4 (Black Sea coast,Ukraine,Caucasus)
  • Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
  • Luftflotte 6 (Central Russian front,Belarus)

[edit] 1944, during the last stages of the Eastern front, the Balkans, North Italy and West area

  • Luftflotte 1 (Baltic coasts Area)
  • Luftflotte 2 (North Italy)
  • Luftflotte 3 (France,Belgium and Neederland)
  • Luftflotte 4 (Hungary,Yugoslavia,Bulgaria,and Romania)
  • Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
  • Luftflotte 6 (Russian Central front,Belarus)
  • Luftflotte Reich Deutschland (Proper Germany)

[edit] 1945, during the last period of conflict on the European front

  • Luftflotte 1 (Lithuania)
  • Luftflotte 2 (North Italy)
  • Luftflotte 3 (West Germany and Neederland)
  • Luftflotte 4 (Hungary and Yugoslavia)
  • Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
  • Luftflotte 6 (Belarus-south Baltic area)
  • Luftflotte Reich Zentraldeutschland (Proper Central Germany)